When easybakeware.com customers started contacting the company to report unauthorized charges on their credit cards or debit cards from other merchants during the month of September, the Connecticut-based company instructed its Microsoft Gold Level e-commerce service provider/data center to investigate. They also hired an independent security consultant, but neither the consultant nor service provider reportedly found any evidence of a security breach.

With no confirmation of a breach but in light of the fact that 35 customers had reported problems, the company decided to alert its customers to a possible problem, including 71 New Hampshire residents. The company also reported the situation to the FBI and instructed its e-commerce service provider to remove the customer database from any network or internet connection.

Source: Notification to New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.

Update: 217 Maryland residents were also notified.